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Michael Jackson biopic could be divided into two films.Titled Michael, the film will tell the story of the life and career of Michael Jackson, who will be portrayed by his own nephew, Jaafar Jackson.Per the Hollywood Reporter, sources close to the project claim that director Antoine Fuqua and other executives from Lionsgate are currently considering splitting Michael into a two-parter.Though a split hasn’t been confirmed, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that the current cut of the film is nearing four hours, as they’re hoping to include as much as possible in their telling of the King Of Pop’s story. The film is currently still scheduled for an October 3 release in the United States, with a global release date not yet locked in – given the potential splitting, it is now unclear if Michael will meet its planned premiere date.So far, limited information about the film has been made public.

Brian May has recalled the time Queen shut down one of Freddie Mercury‘s suggestions, saying that “it wasn’t one of his world-shattering ideas”.The legendary guitarist looked back on working with the late frontman during a recent interview with MOJO.“Deep down Freddie was one of the shyest people I’ve ever met, but he was so full of bluster you’d forget,” May told the magazine. “Freddie would always be excited, and his excitement would take over… He’d be so full of excitement he could hardly speak.”The musician went on to say that “Freddie’s ideas were off the wall and cheeky and different – and we tended to encourage them”.

Madonna has reacted angrily to Donald Trump posting an image of himself under the banner ‘Long Live The King’.On Wednesday (February 19), the official White House account on X posted a mocked-up Time Magazine cover with the title switched to ‘Trump’, its image depicting the US president wearing a crown as he stands in front of the New York City skyline.Madonna was one of the people to respond to the post, taking to her Instagram Stories on Thursday (February 20) to point out the irony of Trump referring to himself as a monarch, despite the nature of the foundation of the United States."CONGESTION PRICING IS DEAD. Manhattan, and all of New York, is SAVED.

Madonna has praised Sabrina Carpenter’s recent Vogue cover. Check out the posts below.The ‘Espresso’ artist appears on the front of the March 2025 issue of the iconic fashion and lifestyle magazine.

Robbie Williams has admitted that he once “berated” crowd members at one of his shows for not standing up, before realising they were wheelchair users.During a recent interview on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen, the pop star was asked to reveal his “most embarrassing” onstage moment.“It’s a really long story and you haven’t got time,” he responded. Williams was then asked by actor Julia Stiles to “give us the short version”, to which he obliged.“So basically I confused the wheelchair section in my show for people that weren’t standing up and enjoying themselves,” he said. “And I berated them, and I got the whole audience to point at them and boo.”Williams went on to remember prompting those in attendance to “stamp their feet” and chant “Out! Out! Out!” at the fans in question.

Michael Jackson has been uncovered in an abandoned storage unit – find out more below.Per an exclusive report from The Hollywood Reporter, several cassette and DAT tapes containing unheard music from Jackson were unearthed in an old storage unit in San Fernando Valley.The jackpot was discovered by former highway patrol officer Gregg Musgrove, who was “treasure hunting” at a friend’s recently purchased abandoned storage unit in Van Nuys. The unit at one point belongs to singer and music producer Bryan Loren.A total of 12 tapes were uncovered, dating between 1989 and 1991.

Michael Jackson‘s estate can continue with its sale of the late musician’s catalogue to Sony Music.The ruling rejected Jackson’s mother – Katherine’s – objections which aimed to stop the sale from going forward. It came a month after the court had issued a tentative ruling against her and finalized that decision yesterday (August 21) ruling that Jackson’s estate executors – John Branca and John McClain did not violate the King Of Pop’s terms while making the deal with Sony.“The will gave the executors broad powers of sale, with no exception for the specific assets at issue in this case,” the court wrote (per The Hollywood Reporter).

Michael, the forthcoming biopic based on the King Of Pop, Michael Jackson has received positive reviews.The film will be directed by Antoine Fuqua, who is known for films including Training Day, The Equalizer and Brooklyn’s Finest and is set to star Michael Jackson’s own nephew, Jaafar Jackson in the lead role.Per The Hollywood Reporter, the film’s trailer began with a peek at the Jackson 5 performing their hit song ‘ABC’ on TV followed by a cut to a 90s-era concert of Jackson performing ‘Man in the Mirror’. Images of a masked Jackson being hounded by both fans and paparazzi are also shown.The trailer also shows Jaafar as Michael, capturing his striking features and his dancing and stage presence.

Madonna paid tribute to the victims of the 2016 Orlando shooting at her show in Miami, Florida earlier this week. Watch the footage below.The pop star was performing at the Kaseya Center arena on Tuesday (April 9) as part of her current ‘Celebration Tour’ when she took a moment to reflect on the tragedy.On June 12, 2016, a mass shooting at the LGBTQ+ nightclub Pulse in Orlando left 49 people dead and injured 53 more.

Michael Jackson‘s catalogue in a landmark deal.According to Billboard, the company will fork out at least $600million (£475million) for its stake in the late star’s publishing and recorded masters catalogue, with sources valuing it at between $1.2billion and $1.5billion in total. However, no exact figure is known currently.Should these numbers be accurate, the deal is expected to be the biggest-ever valuation of an artist’s music assets.It is said that Sony’s deal with the Michael Jackson estate does not include royalties from Broadway’s MJ The Musical and other theatrical productions featuring the King Of Pop’s material.But it reportedly includes songs by other acts from Jackson’s Mijac publishing catalogue such as Sly & The Family Stone, Curtis Mayfield and Ray Charles.The deal, which Billboard said closed in late 2023, trumps the $1.2billion that Queen are currently seeking for their recorded music, publishing and other income streams like royalties from the Bohemian Rhapsody biopic.Almost exactly one year ago, it was reported that the Michael Jackson estate was nearing a huge deal to sell half of its ownership in his catalogue.

Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox have covered Michael Jackson‘s ‘Give In To Me’ for their latest ‘Sunday Lunch’ performance.The musicians and married couple performed the “real fan fave” from the King Of Pop’s 10th album ‘Dangerous’ for this weekend’s musical ‘Sunday Lunch’ cover, which sees the pair perform classic rock songs from their kitchen.The King Crimson musician dressed up as Slash for the performance, donning the Guns N’ Roses guitarist’s signature glasses and black top hat.Willcox rocked out in front of a sign which read “Fripps my Slash” as he played the 1991 track, while the pair looked windswept with the help of a makeshift wind machine.Watch the new ‘Sunday Lunch’ cover below.Earlier this month, the couple kicked off 2024 with a cover of KISS’ ‘Lick It Up’.Other recent highlights include a cover of Bon Jovi’s ‘You Give Love A Bad Name’, The Black Keys‘ ‘Lonely Boy’, and Richard Berry’s ‘Have Love, Will Travel’.Last year, the pair brought their viral lockdown concept to the live stage at Glastonbury, where they performed David Bowie’s ‘Heroes’.They reflected on the success of their series backstage with NME, sharing that the response “did surprise us”.“We were going for about eight months and it was growing and growing and growing,” Willcox said. “It started with one very simple post: 28 seconds of us jiving.

Madonna revived her 1989 single ‘Express Yourself’ during a live show on her ‘Celebration Tour’ earlier this week – check out the footage below.The Queen Of Pop is currently out on the North American leg of the career-spanning 40th anniversary run of dates, which is due to conclude in April.During her concert at the TD Garden arena in Boston, Massachusetts on Monday (January 8), Madge treated the crowd to an acoustic rendition of ‘Express Yourself’ as part of the gig’s fifth act.To introduce the song, Madonna held up a bottle of beer and told the audience that she was “starting out 2024 with gratitude and appreciation” before taking a sip and picking up her guitar.The pop icon went on to thank her “beautiful, talented, intelligent [and] opinionated children” who have joined her at the ‘Celebration Tour’ shows.“I’m very grateful because while they may need me as a mother, I must admit that I need them,” she continued. “And I need you, and we need each other.

Glastonbury Festival organiser Emily Eavis has responded to the most recent news about the festival’s headliners saying they’re “untrue”.Yesterday (November 4), reports emerged that suggested Madonna was to headline next year’s festival at Worthy Farm alongside Dua Lipa and Coldplay.However, in a statement posted to social media today (November 5), Eavis quelled the rumours, saying they were still working on the final line-up.Eavis wrote: “As always, there is much speculation and excitement about who is playing at Glastonbury. We are working on the line-up day and night at the moment, but it’s still changing every day.“The story about our confirmed headliners is untrue.

Madonna will reportedly headline Glastonbury Festival next summer alongside Dua Lipa and Coldplay.As noted in the Mail on Sunday, Madonna will reportedly close the festival on Sunday night, with Dua Lipa headlining on the Friday and Coldplay, who have headlined the festival previously in 2002, 2005, 2011 and 2016, set to headline on Saturday.No performers for the 2024 festival have been officially announced as yet. Fans however have already been speculating over whether Madonna could headline Glastonbury 2024 after organiser Emily Eavis recently shared an image from a ‘Celebration Tour’ concert in London.

Madonna‘s musical director Stuart Price has said the icon’s singing on her current ‘Celebration Tour’ is “all live vocal”.The Queen Of Pop began the UK and European leg of her 40th anniversary tour at The O2 in London last Saturday (October 14). She has since played a further three nights at the arena, and will return for two more in December.During a new conversation with Billboard, Price – who served as a producer on Madonna’s 2005 album ‘Confessions On A Dance Floor’ – reflected on the opening gig, and shared further details about the dates.The interviewer at one point told Price that Madge’s voice “sounded amazing”, singling out her performance of the 1998 single ‘Ray Of Light’.“In terms of building the show, top of the list is got to be, ‘Can we make something that is enjoyable to perform? Can we make something you feel confident doing?’ The number one reason for doing that is it’s all about the vocals,” he responded.“To give a singer the platform to sing and be themselves is the number one goal.

Madonna has teased fans with what they can expect from the live shows by sharing some impressive statistics.The Queen Of Pop is due to begin the UK and European leg of her 40th-anniversary tour at The O2 in London this Saturday (October 14). She will play six concerts at the arena in total.The dates also come after the recent health scare the singer had earlier this year, which saw her admitted to intensive care with a serious bacterial infection and forced to postpone the North American leg of the Tour.Now, sharing insight into the tour with fans, the singer has revealed the numbers behind her shows.These reveal that the tour will mark the 13th culture shaping tour for Madge, and will include 78 shows across 15 countries (six of which include sold-out shows in London).

Madonna‘s upcoming ‘Celebration Tour’ is set to feature “over 40 songs”, and will not include an onstage band.The Queen Of Pop is due to begin the UK and European leg of her 40th-anniversary tour at The O2 in London this Saturday (October 14). She will play six concerts at the arena in total.Ahead of the first show, Madonna’s musical director Stuart Price spoke to BBC News about what fans can expect.

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Madonna showed off her youthful visage once again on Thursday as she posed for a gothic snap to promote her upcoming The Celebration Tour.The pop icon, 64, who will kick off her world tour on July 15th in Vancouver - displayed her line-free complexion with a heavy coating of make-up, including metallic shadow, rosy blush and pink lipstick.The Like A Prayer hitmaker flaunted her ample cleavage in a monochrome lace corset, which revealed a hint of her toned midriff, paired with an elegant black jacket.She teamed this with chic black trousers and chunky diamond necklaces.Her tresses were styled in soft waves and she struck a sultry pose on the bed, in the post captioned: 'What songs should I play on the Celebration Tour?' Vampiric: Madonna showed off her youthful visage once again on Thursday as she posed for a gothic snap to promote her upcoming The Celebration TourShe also posted snaps of her writing out a set list with hits including Crazy For You, Like A Prayer and Papa Don't Preach making the cut.It comes amid an 'overwhelming' demand for tickets to see the bonafide Queen Of Pop, with a reported 600,000 sold. Over the past two weeks, Madonna has added more dates in major cities like Los Angeles, New York and London which will extend the tour into 2024. This is an ambitious feat for the legendary songstress, whose last tour came to an abrupt end following 'multiple injuries' as well as the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.In total, 14 of 79 dates were canceled, including the final shows in Paris, France, which she described as 'a kind of punishment for me' due to her love of touring.This go around, Madonna isn't letting anything stand in her way as she prepares to make stop-offs in the English capital and more than 30